Posts Tagged ‘photography’

Cowboys: a Documentary Portrait Online Streaming

March 27, 2020
Savanna Simmons

I’m such a proponent of Cowboys: a Documentary Portrait by Bud Force and John Langmore! I’ve seen it in theaters twice now, and I’ve been awaiting (anxiously) the DVD release, and we’ve been offered a treat this weekend only during this COVID lockdown. No going to the theater this weekend. Instead, grill some steaks, have a lovely […]

McFarland Productions, Marketing the Western Way of Life

December 6, 2019
Tiffany Schwenke

Natalie McFarland has taken marketing and supporting of our western way of life and presented it in beautiful ways time and time again. I never tire of watch videos and marketing portfolios that Natalie has created. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I’d say Natalie’s videos are worth more than a […]

Q&A with producer of Cowboys, the film

October 14, 2019
Savanna Simmons

I visited with Bud Force, co-director, cinematographer, and producer of documentary portrait film “Cowboys” set to premiere Oct. 25 at the Austin Film Festival. I will be attending the film’s premiere at the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo, and based on just the stills and clips shared on “Cowboys” website and Facebook […]

Photographing a Profile: Positioning the Horse

May 23, 2019
Savanna Simmons

When posing a horse’s profile to shoot for a horse sale, sale ad, stud flyer, or other reason, I find that positioning a horse with the front foot nearest forward, and the hind leg nearest back, and the two off-side legs in closer. This flatters the horse and doesn’t create anything that doesn’t exist, conformation-wise. […]

Photographing a Horse Profile: Positioning Yourself

May 15, 2019
Savanna Simmons

Photographing a horse for sale or standing at stud, that sort of thing, can be a little mystifying, but when you break it down a little, it can be pretty easy to show a horse’s best attributes. I try to represent the horse as best I can with what he really is. I think it’s […]

Featured Photographer: Allison Williams

April 12, 2019
Savanna Simmons

Allison Williams is my neighbor and one heck of a young photographer. She is the middle child of JD and Lisa Williams, younger sister to Clayton, older sister to Larkin, and she just recently picked up the camera and started shooting the daily happenings at Four Three Land and Cattle, which her dad (pictured below) […]

National Day of the Cowboy: Photo Gallery

July 28, 2018
Savanna Simmons

National Day of the Cowboy is celebrated the fourth Saturday in July, and oddly enough, very few cowboys will stop and celebrate it. They won’t be found hastagging NationalDayoftheCowboy on Instagram or taking a selfie with a fellow cowboy while they move pairs so they can post it on Facebook later. They will roll out […]

10 Tips to get the Best Photos on the Ranch

January 7, 2018
Jolyn Young

Whether you’re taking pictures for hobby or a business, improving your technique is always rewarding. Cowgirl and photographer Ashley Rose Phillips has sought to take better pictures of everyday ranch life over the last several years, and today she owns and operates Rocking Lazy A Photography. Phillips grew up drawing, painting, sculpting, and “just about […]

Buckaroo Country Calendar by Mary Williams Hyde

October 21, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Mary Williams Hyde, of Buckaroo Country Photography, is one of the premier photographers, arguably the best, within the buckaroo and cowboy community. She travels extensively, recording and preserving a heritage that has diminished through the decades. Mary is self-employed, allowing for her work to go directly to the client, those whom she is photographing. Her […]

Barrel Racing Behind the Scenes

July 22, 2016
Jenn Zeller

Sometimes I haul my camera when barrel racing. Sometimes I get behind the scenes images. These are undoubtedly my favorite.  There are dogs, lots of gorgeous horses, lots of gals that love their horses, and friendships to be forged and grown. At the Prospector Challenge last weekend in Rapid City, SD, I broke out the […]